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almanac: March 9, The 68th Day Of 2009
There are 297 days left in the year. Today's highlight in history: In 1862, during the Civil War, the ironclads USS Monitor and CSS Virginia (formerly USS Merrimac) clashed to a draw at Hampton Roads, Va. On this date: In 1907, Indiana's General...Tags: Associated Press, Wisconsin, Toys, USS Monitor, Baby Products, Games, and Toys
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Obama aims to shield science from politics
The Associated PressPresident Barack Obama's announcement today that he is overturning his predecessor's policies toward embryonic stem cells will include a declaration that science, not political ideology, would guide Obama's administration. Obama planned to reverse...Tags: Therapies, National Institutes of Health, Nancy Reagan, Christopher Reeve, Barack Obama
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Unease grows over Obama's economic fixes
The Associated PressPresident Barack Obama offered his domestic policy proposals as a "break from a troubled past." But the economic outlook now is more troubled than it was even in January, despite Obama's bold rhetoric and commitment of more trillions of dollars. And...Tags: Barack Obama, Economic Policy, Cato Corporation, National Government, Retirement
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March elections usually mean low turnout in Broward County cities
Political WriterClose to half of Broward County's registered voters are eligible to participate in Tuesday's elections in 11 cities, towns and villages. But with a few possible exceptions — Davie, Deerfield Beach and Miramar have hot contests — not many...Tags: Local Elections, Miramar, Regional Authority, Florida, Pembroke Pines
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Despite critics, tax on mileage gaining speed
McClatchy/Tribune News— Despite opposition from the White House, a proposal to tax motorists on the number of miles they drive each year is gathering speed on Capitol Hill. Its popularity is increasing as Congress searches for alternatives to the federal gasoline tax,...Tags: State Budgets, The White House, Tom McClintock, National Government
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How To Increase Your Shot At A Pay HIke
In some workplaces, compensation plans are steady; in others, not. A December WorldatWork survey of 1,033 people, mostly in large North American companies, found that some employee groups will have salary freezes in their organizations, up to 16...Tags: Employees, Wages and Pensions, Pension and Welfare, National Government, Interior Policy
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I.M.A. Punditt sets us straight on the true meaning of "pork"
Bewildered by the news out of Washington, I needed some expert advice. So I went to see the eminent political scientist, Professor I.M.A. Punditt. I found the scientist in his political laboratory, wearing his white lab coat as he dipped litmus paper...Tags: State Budgets, National Government, Smithfield, Social Sciences
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Governor 'Rethinking' Extending Drinking Hours
Following a Connecticut College student's death Saturday in an accident that police attributed to drunken driving, Gov. M. Jodi Rell will "rethink" her proposal to extend the drinking hours at casinos. Elizabeth Durante, a Connecticut college student on...Tags: Connecticut, Teaching and Learning, Police, Montville, Drunk Driving
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Obama helps lead birthday tribute to Ted Kennedy
Associated PressPresident Barack Obama led a Kennedy Center crowd in a performance of "Happy Birthday" Sunday night, capping a star-studded musical 77th birthday tribute to ailing Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. The Massachusetts Democrat was honored at the Kennedy Center at an...Tags: John Kerry, Associated Press, Michelle Obama, Florida, Barack Obama
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Publicity plays into Limbaugh's hands
Rush Limbaugh is now the leader of the Republican Party. Just ask Democrats. On Sunday's Face the Nation on CBS, President Obama's chief of staff Rahm Emanuel called Limbaugh "the voice and the intellectual force and energy behind the Republican Party."...Tags: Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Rahm Emanuel , Rush Limbaugh, Clarence Page
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'Watchmen' tops box office
The Associated PressLOS ANGELES — "Watchmen" clocked in with $55.7 million in ticket sales to claim the top spot at the box office, making director Zack Snyder's comic book adaptation about a team of twisted superheroes the biggest opening of 2009 so far. Still, it...Tags: Tyler Perry, Confessions of a Shopaholic (movie), He's Just Not That Into You (movie), IMAX, Watchmen (movie)
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Roadside bomb kills 1 Canadian soldier, wounds 4 in southern Afghanistan
KABUL (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan, killing a Canadian soldier and wounding four others, the Canadian Department of National Defense said in a statement. The soldiers were patrolling inside an armored vehicle Sunday...Tags: Associated Press, Barack Obama, Wars and Interventions, United States, Heads of State
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